me and my cousin both own 05 xA's I've had mine for three months and he's ahd his for about five or six. But today I notcied when I was admiring my Gen2 axleback (thank you again stylis) that my car kinda is g"gimped" to the left, not like OMG WTF gimped but, like maybe 1/2-3/4 at the most inches gimped to the left. I have Tein S-Techs with the stock shocks/sturts, and it so happens my cousin rocks it taht way too. So I call him up and ask him, he checks out his car and whaddya know? He's slightly gimped as well. What could be causing this? Could this be the springs themselves or what? We've also came up with some theories. 1) 3/4 of the time we are the only ones in the car...because we're sad sad men and it seems half of our life is spent on the road driving to and from work...so could it be that since 3/4 of the time we are alone in the car, that our weight and time spent in the car has settled the springs to its er...normal settle-ness-ness, and since that weight and time hasnt really been placed on the right the springs arent really settled? 2) the most simpliest one of all. the xA's tanks are on the left side, we're both on full tanks, since our cars are small, the extra weight from the full fuel tank is causing the car it to gimp to the left a tad. What do you think? has anybody else noticed this? If its the springs then that sucks, cause I dont like _____ing to customer service. And just to inform you readers, I installed the springs myself, but I had help from my g/fs uncle who is a mechanic, so it couldnt be from improper installation.

 

I'm betting on #1.

 

could also be that the roads are not level and run off to the right, and with you and the tank being on the left there is more pressure on that side.... lol, i dunno im pulling it outta my ****. I'm guessing 1 or 2

 

I have an xB and I noticed the same thing. the first time I noticed it was at the dealership where I bought the car and a tech was with me. he said he noticed it too and had no explanation for it. My mustang did the same thing and I take as me being the only one in the car most of the time. I gave up on it and hardly notice it now. I don't know if it still is lower on the drivers side or not. It still rides ok though.

 

good thing my wife rides with me most places i go..
i don't think she would be too happy about being even with me + gas though..

 

well, I just got back from some experimentation. Basically I swapped out my rear springs, left goes right, right goes left...thinking that if it has to do with settlement than swapping it would most likely make it so that the more settled left being transfered to the right would...well you get the picture. Anyway tried it out and it's still a tad bit gimped still! But slipknot does have a point though, after doing the swap, I went to take it out for a drive just to see if my suspension was alright and that there werent any problems, and I paid attention to other cars, and it seems that alot of cars lean a bit to the left! it's kinda weird...I dont know if my eyes are going crazy or what but it seems that alot of lowered cars or lifted trucks gimp ever so slightly to the left...now all I have to say is wtf wtf bbq? I guess I'm over it, it's not like I said before a WTF OMG lean its just a sutble one that you'd only notice if you were staring at it. I dont know though...

 

Look at it this way...you can take a left hand turn faster!! Kind of like a sprint car with the staggered tire sizes LOL

 

How about standing up straight? Ok, just playing. Did you check the road surface you were parked on and tire pressure?

Dang slipknot, now all of the handling experts are going to put in their 2 cents about left hand turns now!

 

I noticed it too, very subtle...can't say what it is though ????

 

sorry squirrel when I saw mine, I IMMEDIATELY bought a "V-8" ! It didn't help

 

I assume that at least ONE person has actually MEASURED the ride-height on both sides and determined it's not just illusion?

 

when you lower your car the rear shifts slightly to the right. wierd. i always rub on the passenger side even when im alone. check out the right rear. the wheel is closer to the fender than on the left.

 

I measured it in a flat garage...my driver side was a 1/4 inch lower.

 

yeah, so did I, not that big of a deal but like I said you notice it when you admire your car, and..it's not so hot...haha...weeelll at least its not like an entire inch or even worse more, that would be gah-hetto

 

ok so after a few hours and looking at my brother, dad, and neighbor's cars...I've come to the conclusion that all cars have this slight gimp!! no really!! and I also took note that it dipped ever so slightly on the side that the feul tank is! my dad, brother and my car...all tip a bit to the left, because thats were our tanks are, and my neighbor's...to the right because her car's tank is on the right....so yeah, I mean it sounds right? right? the tank isnt exactly a tiny, lightweight thing sooo yeah...i guess that just how it is

 

I think, what it looked like to me was that it was offset to the left a tad, I could be wrong I'll check it out again...but wahtever it is it's not just me, alot of cars do this

 

1/4 inch higher on one side? If one of my hands were 1/4 inch longer than the other, I wouldn't even notice that!!!

-- Anthony N.

 

hornet_on_flower and I were talking about this in the Scion Life chat room earlier today. On Eibach Pro Kit springs, my driver side is lower than the passenger side by almost half an inch. I thought it was the springs sagging because of my weight, or because I take right turns pretty hard. I bought a new set of '05 shocks/struts (which are different from the '04s) and the driver side was still lower. I was even thinking about getting new springs, but apparently a lot of people have the same problem, though...

 

I think it has to do with the car itself...I parked next to another xA today, completely stock, and it too sagged a tad to the left....

 

ive noticed that too. same with a couple of my buddies' camry and matrix. is it a toyota thing?